Chalk Art & Bearing Witness at Toronto Pig Save Vigil

Photo of a sad and frightened pig taken at a Toronto Pig Save vigil in 2012

Pigs are some of our favorite animals. They’re smart, cute, and clean when not stuck in cages or styes.

We were contacted by Anita Krajnc, from the Toronto Pig Save, and asked if we could help divulge the work they do trying to raise consciousness about the slaughter of these wonderful animals.

TPS holds weekly vigils in Toronto (on Lake Shore and Strachan), about half a mile away from the egregiously brutal “Quality Meat Packers” pig slaughterhouse. Up to 210 baby pigs, four to six months, are crammed in transport trucks… the pigs look out the portholes imploringly, asking for basic dignity and respect and freedom.

Their new video “Chalk art & bearing witness at Toronto Pig Save vigil” captures the type of activism Toronto Pig Save does each week at the vigils: eleven women and one dog use a Gandhian, art-filled, collective approach to bearing witness of transport trucks carrying pigs and chickens to Toronto’s five slaughterhouses.

About Mauro

Mauro has been many things: a software developer, a comic book and boardgame store owner, a software developer again, and now he is a farrier by day and web developer by night. He has been a vegetarian since 1993 and a vegan since 2010.

Just saw one of the Toronto Pig Save videos. So moving. It’s wonderful what they are doing to raise awareness to help these beautiful beings. Thanks Mauro for sharing here. Hope to see you guys soon!! xoxo

Hey Sharon!
When Anita contacted and me about the vigils I was moved too. I was so touched by their video and everything they’ve been doing this summer to bring some last comfort to the pigs and bring awareness to passers-by. So powerful and beautiful. Thanks for commenting. Hope to see you soon too! Xoxo